Overnight Social Journalist (Freelance)

Job description

📍 Manchester (Hybrid) 🕐 Overnight shift (10pm–6am) LADbible is looking for a Freelance Overnight Social Journalist to help power our 24/7 publishing operation and ensure the biggest stories, viral moments, and internet trends reach our audience first. Working overnight as part of our editorial team, you’ll be responsible for spotting trends early, creating fast-moving stories, and packaging content for maximum engagement across LADbible’s social platforms and website. You will play a critical role in maintaining LADbible’s position as one of the world’s leading youth publishers, ensuring the brand stays ahead of the conversation while audiences wake up to the stories everyone is talking about. This is an ideal role for someone who is obsessed with internet culture, social media, and the global news cycle, and who thrives in a fast-paced, real-time publishing environment. What the opportunity looks like - Monitoring the overnight news and social landscape to identify trending stories, viral videos and emerging cultural moments. - Writing and publishing fast-turnaround articles that reflect LADbible’s tone of voice and editorial style. - Packaging and publishing content for maximum s...